⁴⁰ Then David picked up his wooden staff. He went down to a stream and chose five smooth stones. He put them in the pocket of his shepherd’s bag. Then he took his sling in his hand and approached Goliath.

⁴¹ At that same time, the Philistine kept coming closer to David. The man carrying Goliath’s shield walked along in front of him. ⁴² Goliath looked David over. He saw how young he was. He also saw how healthy and handsome he was. And he hated him.